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LOCAL Tuesday 5 November 2024

Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Aruba Beach Club Resort!

The Aruba Tourism Authority re- gifts, and thanked them for choos-
cently had the great pleasure of ing Aruba as their favorite vacation
recognizing Emerald Ambassadors destination, as their home away
of Aruba. The honorees were re- from home.
spectively honored with a certifi-
cate for their years of visits, loyalty, The top reasons for returning to
and love for the island of Aruba. Aruba provided by the honorees
were:
The honorary certification is pre- • Aruba’s friendly people.
sented on behalf of the Minister • Aruba’s beaches.
of Tourism as a token of apprecia- • Family vacations.
tion and to say “Masha Danki” to • Home away from home.
guests who have visited Aruba 10, • The feeling of safety on the
20, or 35 years or more consecu- Goodwill Ambassador (20>years Mr. George & Mrs. Jill Bowen from island.
tively. consecutively visiting Aruba) Riverside, United States.
Emerald Ambassador (35>years Ms. Keyttin Silva representing the On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Au-
The three levels of honor are as fol- consecutively visiting Aruba) Aruba Tourism Authority, and staff thority, we would like to express our
lows: members of Aruba Beach Club Re- sincere gratitude and appreciation
Distinguished Visitor (10>years con- The honorees were: sort bestowed the certificate upon to the honorees for their continued
secutively visiting Aruba) Emerald Ambassadors the honorees, presented them with visits to the “One Happy Island”.q

Planning on snorkeling? Get to know our Picuda!

(Oranjestad)—If you’re ever plan- its prey to approach so it can at- vary according to size. while the top part is darker. Its snout
ning on snorkeling during your va- tack it with lightning speed. It is well is very pointed, and the lower jaw
cation on Aruba, you may spot fish known for fishermen, especially for Description is longer than the upper one. Its
that you can’t recognize. One of its white flesh in fish soup. In fish- The Picuda is a long fish, with a peduncle, where the body meets
these may be the “Picuda”, a very ing culture, there are many other round body like a torpedo and sil- the tail, is thick, while the tail also
common fish that swims all year names, such as Pecho blanco, Ble- ver in color with shiny black stripes. forms a crescent but in this case
long in the waters of Aruba. Here’s kito, Banana, or Bleki. The names Below, that is, the belly, is whiter, one more "full" than that of mullet
some information about the be- or conefish. This reflects the hunting
loved Picuda. style of the Picuda. It needs to be
able to accelerate quickly when
Let's talk about the names of fish. the prey gets close.
Do you know your fish? This is an
informative article that illustrate In Aruba:
some fish and their names in Pa- Picuda can be found in our waters
piamento, which the Department around our island throughout the
of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisher- year. Picuda, in our waters, is ed-
ies, known as “Santa Rosa”, wants ible without any problem. Picuda
to share and also obtain informa- is also a highly sought-after fish by
tion from the public. sports fishermen or recreational
fishermen because it puts up a
Picuda, Sphyraena barracuda, good fight once hooked. It can
Greater Barracuda be caught via trolling from a boat,
Well known is the Picuda on the casting from shore with a line or
island—Barracuda in English. Its rod, or by jigging, casting the lure
scientific name is Sphyraena bar- (artificial bait) and moving it with
racuda. It is a widely caught fish. certain rod motions.q
It is found throughout the year in
our waters, where it is a so-called Picture courtesy of the Department of
"ambush predator" that stays still Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
or floats in the water waiting for